"Fire Wherever I'm": Pak TikTok Star Faces Backlash Over Forest Fire Clip
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The TikTok star who has more than 11 million followers on the platform, said in a statement that she did not start the fire and there was "no harm in making videos".
A Pakistani social media star with millions of followers is facing criticism after posing for a TikTok video by a forest fire, as a devastating heatwave causes widespread misery in the country. This tiktoker from Pakistan has set fire to the forest for 15 sec video.Government should make sure that culprits are punished and the tiktoker along with the brand should be penalised. #Pakistan#TikTokpic.twitter.com/76ad77ULdJ
Humaira Asghar posted a clip of herself walking playfully in a silver ball gown in front of a burning hillside with the caption: "Fire erupts wherever I am."
It comes after police arrested a man earlier this month in the northwestern city of Abbottabad for intentionally starting a forest fire as a background for a video.
